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THE LAST LEAF - O.Henry - Coggle Diagram
THE LAST LEAF - O.Henry
Evidence: “Two young women named Sue and Johnsy had their studio at the top of a squatty, three-story brick.”
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Time: Cold autumn, pneumonia epidemic
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Place: Greenwich Village, New York
Sue: Caring, supportive friend.
Behrman: Gruff old painter, sacrifices his life.
Johnsy: Sick, hopeless → later hopeful.
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The Last Leaf → Hope, survival, endurance.
Evidence: Leaves fall one by one, like Johnsy’s hope.
Third-person omniscient
Evidence: Narrator reveals Sue’s worries, Johnsy’s despair, and Behrman’s actions.
Climax → Storm rages, but one leaf remains.
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Exposition → Sue and Johnsy, artists in Greenwich Village.
Evidence: “Two young women named Sue and Johnsy had their studio at the top of a squatty, three-story brick.”
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Linear, chronological order
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